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What is the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena? Metereology
Which gas is considered a trace gas Ozone
Which of the following is true concerning water vapor? It is the most meteorologically important gas, it is invisible, and it is a variable gas
Within the troposphere the temperature normally: decreases as height increases
Which gas is a photo-receptor of harmful ultraviolet solar radiation? O3
Since 1958, when measurements were first made on Mauna Loa, the increase in CO2 concentrations has been ____ and is attributed to ____. 20%; fossil fuel burning and deforestation
As part of the montreal Protocol signed in 1987, the United States banned the non-essential use of ____ because it ____. CFC's; reduces the ozone concentration in the stratosphere
Which of the following statements is true about radiation? it releases its energy only when striking an object
The transfer of heat by molecular activity from one substance to another is called conduction
According to Stefan-Boltzmann's Law, if the temperature of an abject were to double, the amount of energy emitted by that object would ____. increase by a factor of 16
Which Law allows us to refer to solar radiation as "short wave" radiation and terrestial radiation as "long wave" radiation? Wien's Displacement Law
Which law states "Gases that are good absorbers of a given wavelength of radiation tend to be good emitters at that same wavelength? Kirchhoff's Law
Which of the following is not a control of temperature? longitude
Because the N. Hemisphere has much ____ land mass than the S. Hemisphere, its annual temperature variability is much ____ than that of the S. Hemisphere more; greater
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